CVE-2004-2216

Unknown vulnerability in Sun Java System Web Server 6.0 SP7 and earlier and 6.1 SP1 and earlier, and Application Server 7 Update 4 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed client certificate.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-2216 is rated Moderate Risk (46.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.64%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2216

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.80% 1.64% +0.84%
2 2025-03-17 1.91% 0.80% -1.12%
3 2024-12-17 — 1.91% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2216

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2216

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2216

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_application_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:7.0:*:platform:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:7.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.0:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.0:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.0:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2216

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